The gold rush : buried treasure

Título
The gold rush : buried treasure

Barbara A. Somervill

Resumen
Examines the gold rush which occurred in California beginning in 1848 and continuing for about six years, looking at the origins of the gold rush, the routes people took across the country to get to California, the hardships people endured in their quest for riches, and the changes brought about by the great influx of men and women to the territory.

Fecha de publicación como intervalo
2005

Trailblazers of the West

Descripción física
48 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 22 cm.

Contenido
Catching gold fever -- By land and sea -- Life in a mining camp -- The legacy of gold.

Información del programa
Accelerated Reader MG 5.4 1.0 113135

Término de la materia
Frontier and pioneer life.
 
Mining camps -- California -- History.
 
Gold mines and mining -- California -- History -- 19th century.

Término geográfico
California -- Gold discoveries.
 
California -- History -- 1846-1850.

Género
High interest-low vocabulary books.

Síntesis
Examines the gold rush which occurred in California beginning in 1848 and continuing for about six years, looking at the origins of the gold rush, the routes people took across the country to get to California, the hardships people endured in their quest for riches, and the changes brought about by the great influx of men and women to the territory.

ISBN
9780516250991

Información de publicación
New York : Children's Press, c2005.


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